Paris Court of Appeal rejects FRAND claims

The Paris Court of Appeal recently ruled in a patent royalties dispute between Conversant Wireless and LG...

The Paris Court of Appeal recently ruled in a patent royalties dispute between Conversant Wireless and LG, a case that reflected the rising importance of issues around FRAND rates.

On 16 April, the long-running patent licensing dispute between intellectual property (IP) management company Conversant Wireless (formerly Core Wireless) and electronics business LG Electronics France came to a head when the Paris Court of Appeal ruled in a case concerning the fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) royalty rates for standard essential patents (SEPs), finding that two patents were valid but not essential.

The dispute centred on a portfolio owned by Conversant, which are declared SEPs and relate to the 2G, 3G and 4G European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), to which LG must comply.

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